Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 24 October 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying

Assisted Dying and the Ethics of Autonomy: Discussion

Professor William Binchy:

The Senator interrupts a little bit. If I may make the point uninterrupted, that would be helpful. The point I made and will continue to make is that one cannot logically distinguish. Even Senator Ruane is subject to logic. We are all subject to logic. It is not something one should repel as being cold and abstract. One has to operate on the basis of the logic of legislation. If the logic of legislation is that certain consequences follow, for the Senator to engage in legislation-----